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Art Gallery Grows -- By Chance, In first of two lotteries to raise $250,000 for expansion of the Ontario Art Gallery on Toronto's McCaul St., Mrs. Wil(...)
Art Gallery Grows -- By Chance, In first of two lotteries to raise $250,000 for expansion of the Ontario Art Gallery on Toronto's McCaul St., Mrs. Wil(...)

Art Gallery Grows -- By Chance, In first of two lotteries to raise $250,000 for expansion of the Ontario Art Gallery on Toronto's McCaul St., Mrs. Wil(...)

Date9/23/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Art Gallery Grows -- By Chance; In first of two lotteries to raise $250;000 for expansion of the Ontario Art Gallery on Toronto's McCaul St.; Mrs. William Neish sells five $2 tickets for a $50;000 grand prize to Fred Pillgrem; Ontario deputy minister of financial and commercial affairs; while Edmund Bovey (centre); president of gallery; waits his turn. Gallery's women's committee hopes to sell 400;000 tickets at the gallery and 123 retail outlets in Metro.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109314F
Barbara Clarke, left, and Janet Conover check tickets, They are running a lottery to raise $1,000,000 for 10 art galleries
Barbara Clarke, left, and Janet Conover check tickets, They are running a lottery to raise $1,000,000 for 10 art galleries
1/12/1972
Winner of the $50,000 first prize in the Art Gallery of Ontario lottery, Michael Brebner of Mississauga stands with his family - wife Margot, daughter(...)
Winner of the $50,000 first prize in the Art Gallery of Ontario lottery, Michael Brebner of Mississauga stands with his family - wife Margot, daughter(...)
5/5/1971
Art Gallery Of Ontario, Dundas Street West, south side, between McCaul & Beverley Streets
Art Gallery Of Ontario, Dundas Street West, south side, between McCaul & Beverley Streets
1923
School children on a recent visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario receive a progress report on the gallery's current $25 million expansion program from (...)
School children on a recent visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario receive a progress report on the gallery's current $25 million expansion program from (...)
12/22/1975
Bronze sculptures by Jacques Lipehitz were on display last night at the opening of Toronto's newest art gallery, the Dunkelman, Here, Mrs. Ben Dunkelm(...)
Bronze sculptures by Jacques Lipehitz were on display last night at the opening of Toronto's newest art gallery, the Dunkelman, Here, Mrs. Ben Dunkelm(...)
3/30/1967
Edna Griscuks enjoys Ontario's most popular form of lotteries-bingo-two or three or four nights a week, usually with her mother-in-law, left. Mrs. Gri(...)
Edna Griscuks enjoys Ontario's most popular form of lotteries-bingo-two or three or four nights a week, usually with her mother-in-law, left. Mrs. Gri(...)
12/30/1971
Mrs. Loeb has been active in promoting art appreciation. She is to evaluate early Canadian art at Art gallery of Ontario
Mrs. Loeb has been active in promoting art appreciation. She is to evaluate early Canadian art at Art gallery of Ontario
7/27/1973
Trudeau by Town. This sketch of Prime Minister Elliott Trudeau by Toronto artist Harold Town is a popular feature at the Ontario Art Gallery. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Band own it
Trudeau by Town. This sketch of Prime Minister Elliott Trudeau by Toronto artist Harold Town is a popular feature at the Ontario Art Gallery. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Band own it
8/19/1968
Take a chance: There are five lotteries in Ontario and despite the recession tickets sales top $500 million
Take a chance: There are five lotteries in Ontario and despite the recession tickets sales top $500 million
9/24/1976
Art Consultant Renee Neu, right, shows a hammered gold bracelet to Mario Amaya, chief curator at Art Gallery of Ontario and Mrs. Signy Eaton last nigh(...)
Art Consultant Renee Neu, right, shows a hammered gold bracelet to Mario Amaya, chief curator at Art Gallery of Ontario and Mrs. Signy Eaton last nigh(...)
8/4/1971
Picture Rental service of the Art Gallery of Ontario opened a new exhibition by Toronto artists yesterday and it was an instant success. Here Mrs. Joh(...)
Picture Rental service of the Art Gallery of Ontario opened a new exhibition by Toronto artists yesterday and it was an instant success. Here Mrs. Joh(...)
1/20/1971
First home of the Art Gallery of Toronto, later the Art Gallery of Ontario, was The Grange
First home of the Art Gallery of Toronto, later the Art Gallery of Ontario, was The Grange
1/26/1977